1 Samuel 8:5-7
International Standard Version
5 They told him, “Look, you’re old, and your sons don’t follow your example.[a] So appoint a king to govern us like all the other[b] nations.” 6 Samuel was displeased[c] when they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7 The Lord told Samuel, “Listen to the people[d] in all that they say to you. In fact, it’s not you they have rejected, but rather they have rejected me from being their king.
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- 1 Samuel 8:5 Lit. not walk in his ways
- 1 Samuel 8:5 The Heb. lacks other
- 1 Samuel 8:6 Lit. the thing was bad in the eyes of
- 1 Samuel 8:7 Lit. the voice of the people
1 Samuel 8:5-7
New International Version
5 They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king(A) to lead[a](B) us, such as all the other nations(C) have.”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king(D) to lead us,” this displeased(E) Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord told him: “Listen(F) to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected,(G) but they have rejected me as their king.(H)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20
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